Curly Cat 1

Just watching a cat sleep makes me happy.

I sometimes want to slip into the little space inside its curled-up body.

A sleeping cat, a cat eating, a cat playing.

Whatever a cat is doing, it brings me comfort.

猫が寝ているのを見ているだけで、幸せになる。

丸くなったその隙間に、潜り込んでみたいと思う。

寝ている猫、餌を食べている猫、遊んでいる猫。

何をしていても、猫には癒される。

Measurement: 35cm (h) x 50cm (w)

About the artist:

Kanako Okamoto is a Japanese illustrator and picture book author born in Kyoto. Based between Tokyo and Malaysia, she creates picture books, editorial illustrations, and commissioned works for publishing, museums, and brands. Her notable projects include illustrations for UNIQLO Sustainability’s The Power of Clothing: The Journey of Clothes and a large-scale mural for the Insect Exhibition at the National Museum of Nature and Science in Tokyo. In 2022, she published her picture book Swim Back Home (Oyoide Ie ni Kaeritai). Influenced by years of swimming and artistic swimming, her work captures the gentle flow and quiet rhythms of everyday life.